Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-10
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c,ScIxSArL O., Dec. 1.-The ha'Pf
rial was resumed this morning With J. W.
w,I.birs ON the stand. His testimony
showed that he nsd purchased for Harper
m the Chicago market about sO'Vo,'VoV
bushels of wheat, OF which they were no'u.
iny II OOO, 600 bushels when the e.asu
,.,,n. l,s, lime. The loss represented "
~. hrsah Of their corner was from Sj,ool,
n,o ~ 81 600 900. tn every way ne mace
il clear that Harper was his principal t'a'
nj. cheek. on Fidelity bank were no'
against any balance there to ms c'sH'''
and that he was given TO anue's'"u'
H., vera 10 ~ protected By Harper YIN
cross examination, the TACT was e'lSlssN 80,
Wtsh.r, G4l deposited cheeks as :, ,hiS
S.,u tEa, az he First uational DHilA =, ~,
rity. and SIS, QUO on the Merchants olnN,
with the Fidelity, where t1ey We're lIea'eu
n, cash. lie had not that amount " l'un .ia
in these banks at the time the cheeAs Wy
drawn. but he did il because ne was -
,tructed 10 do 10 by Harper "hom nc ~
poSsd To be able 10 take care OF Tue S''eNNs'
I recess was then .sken tlil AFTERNOON;
II river il slill attended by his "ile, anu
',,y,s closa attention 10 all that transplres'
IL M watched with eager Interest the lace
i, this witness. his boxer. who has, III
plain words, laid bare the entire trans
action. ,-,,,,r
ln rross.eNamination in the afternoon
w;l.b,r. sgid he believed the cntcAs
already named were about all ne hAa ue,
,nsited with the Fidelity bank, lie hau
,iyan checks 10 Harper 10 take up others
III, did not know 10 what amount VI
m. evening OF june IA he saw Harper Al
tie bank and got the package TO take "
Chicago. A. l.. GLhr, ilhrpers hro'h't'in'
law. went with him 10 Chicago ahd tooH
,,,s,.ssion Of the envelope Harper haa
tysn him, saying it contained $4,000.
Ila vent to the bank and kershaw ana
Hoyt accompanied him. His Instructions
were based on Telegram from Harper 70
The American National bank that Il the
| bank would agree to take this paeAASe ai''
| =. that Inc brokers representing
| the deal there were amply PO
| tpcted and furnished them such accom-
mediation rs NOllu carry u uAtf hN ""' -
leave The package lie acted under IN
structious, and did not think It anythIn.
unusual. governments counsel then too'
the witness ard showed by him that se'eTA
| orders for wheat were sigusd by HaTpei
/ with his own initas In reply to qaes
ton. witnes, said tue cheeks ON the Firs
national were met by deposits by IN,
Fidelity. so tar as he knew all the none!
came from the Fidelity.
| Ebenezer SchOheld, cashier Of the Frs
tionA bank of New York, and James A.
Quinlan, IT,, cashier OF the Chemical ia
national bank, testified regarding the Loaf
I vi 500, O1U and $500, UOO made respect, Ell.
u Harper. They also gave list OF cOllat
| erals tor the loan, including notes OF var
Gus companies in which Harper was inter
ested. The testimony Of these witnesse
was introduced to show that Harper va
insolvent al the time, and tina. the moue
I he used was drawn from the bank while
special account was kept for the purpose
giving him fictitious credit.